Chapter XXXIII of Westy Martin on the Santa Fe Trail, “Flames,” is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXXIII
Chapter XXXIII of Westy Martin on the Santa Fe Trail, “Flames,” is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“What do you intend doing with that paper,” Rip asked Westy on their way to Lola’s the next day; “steal it?” “Of course not! Does a scout steal?” “No--not a real one!” “Well, then, what made you ask me a thing like that?”
Chapter XXXIII of Westy Martin on the Santa Fe Trail, “Flames,” is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading ““Well, then, what made you ask me a thing like that?””
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading ““What do you intend doing with that paper,” Rip asked Westy on their way to Lola’s the next day; “steal it?””
have in mind as a purpose
From this reading ““What do you intend doing with that paper,” Rip asked Westy on their way to Lola’s the next day; “steal it?””
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading ““What do you intend doing with that paper,” Rip asked Westy on their way to Lola’s the next day; “steal it?””
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading ““No--not a real one!””
tear or be torn violently
From this reading ““What do you intend doing with that paper,” Rip asked Westy on their way to Lola’s the next day; “steal it?””
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “Does a scout steal?””
take without the owner's consent
From this reading ““What do you intend doing with that paper,” Rip asked Westy on their way to Lola’s the next day; “steal it?””
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In this reading ““What do you intend doing with that paper,” Rip asked Westy on their way to Lola’s the next day; “steal it?””
as might be expected
In this reading ““Of course not!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Does a scout steal?”
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Well, then, what made you ask me a thing like that?”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “What do you intend doing with that paper,” Rip asked Westy on their way to Lola’s the next day; “steal it?”
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “Of course not!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “What do you intend doing with that paper,” Rip asked Westy on their way to Lola’s the next day; “steal it?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What do you intend doing with that paper,” Rip asked Westy on their way to Lola’s the next day; “steal it?”
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Does a scout steal?”
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “What do you intend doing with that paper,” Rip asked Westy on their way to Lola’s the next day; “steal it?”
have in mind as a purpose
From this reading “What do you intend doing with that paper,” Rip asked Westy on their way to Lola’s the next day; “steal it?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “What do you intend doing with that paper,” Rip asked Westy on their way to Lola’s the next day; “steal it?”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Well, then, what made you ask me a thing like that?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What do you intend doing with that paper,” Rip asked Westy on their way to Lola’s the next day; “steal it?”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “Well, then, what made you ask me a thing like that?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Well, then, what made you ask me a thing like that?”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “What do you intend doing with that paper,” Rip asked Westy on their way to Lola’s the next day; “steal it?”
not any; not one
From this reading “No--not a real one!”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Of course not!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Of course not!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “What do you intend doing with that paper,” Rip asked Westy on their way to Lola’s the next day; “steal it?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “No--not a real one!”
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading “What do you intend doing with that paper,” Rip asked Westy on their way to Lola’s the next day; “steal it?”
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading “No--not a real one!”
tear or be torn violently
From this reading “What do you intend doing with that paper,” Rip asked Westy on their way to Lola’s the next day; “steal it?”
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading Does a scout steal?”
take without the owner's consent
From this reading “What do you intend doing with that paper,” Rip asked Westy on their way to Lola’s the next day; “steal it?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “What do you intend doing with that paper,” Rip asked Westy on their way to Lola’s the next day; “steal it?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “What do you intend doing with that paper,” Rip asked Westy on their way to Lola’s the next day; “steal it?”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “What do you intend doing with that paper,” Rip asked Westy on their way to Lola’s the next day; “steal it?”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Well, then, what made you ask me a thing like that?”
a special situation
From this reading “Well, then, what made you ask me a thing like that?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “What do you intend doing with that paper,” Rip asked Westy on their way to Lola’s the next day; “steal it?”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “What do you intend doing with that paper,” Rip asked Westy on their way to Lola’s the next day; “steal it?”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, then, what made you ask me a thing like that?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What do you intend doing with that paper,” Rip asked Westy on their way to Lola’s the next day; “steal it?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What do you intend doing with that paper,” Rip asked Westy on their way to Lola’s the next day; “steal it?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “What do you intend doing with that paper,” Rip asked Westy on their way to Lola’s the next day; “steal it?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What do you intend doing with that paper,” Rip asked Westy on their way to Lola’s the next day; “steal it?”
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